Tag Archives: Circuit

Check yer Fuses ‘ere!

The second iteration of the Active Fuse Tester arrived and works as expected. Unlike the earlier version, the battery sits on the rear with an SMD holder. This meant I could make the board smaller. I also laid it out … Continue reading

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HAB a Care

A lot of blood, sweat and tears has gone into building and making work, the two HAB (High Altitude Balloon) Trackers for St. Richards Catholic College. They will be launched in October. Having not done any serious HAB work for … Continue reading

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Oscillating Nicely

After a few iterations, pains and modifications, I’ve finalised the StAR Edition of the Morse Code Oscillator. Details can be found on the Radio Projects page. I was asked to develop my original design to include a few things useful … Continue reading

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Fuse at large

The two missing components for the Active Fuse Tester arrived today. This allowed me to create KiCad symbols and footprints by direct measurement. I had searched for the datasheets, but came up with no matches. I even asked the eBay … Continue reading

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A Testing Time

Whilst I wait for yet another batch of Morse Practice Oscillator boards to be fabricated and shipped, I’ve been working on a really simple fuse tester. Rather than have the usual continuity circuit, I want this to be a little … Continue reading

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A Real Groaner

Today, I got a chance to build up the latest version of the Morse Code Practice Oscillator, version 2.04. I had hoped that this would be the final one and I could publish all the files associated with it. But … Continue reading

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Another Fine Site I’ve Gotten Myself Into

This website is born of several others. For quite a long time, I’ve sporadically posted on ProjectHAB.co.uk, ProjectAVR.com and ProjectSPECCY.com The trouble is that, there is a load of non-AVR related information and projects on ProjectAVR. I wanted to better … Continue reading

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